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Monday, March 24, 2008

Jon and I worked on a little DIY project this weekend and were quite pleased with the results. Heck, if we knew it would be so easy to recover these chairs, we would have done it sooner! We inherited this kitchen table and set of four chairs a few years ago and had intentions of sprucing it up with new fabric but never got around to it.

I recycled some fabric from the curtains in my bedroom from my single days. This was actually my first sewing project that I completed without any assistance from my mom. I used home dec fabric, a white lining and then put grommets in the top and used a green grosgrain ribbon for the tabs.

before

Well, I've kept the curtains for the past two years with intentions of somehow reusing it. I finally cut up the fabric on Saturday and lined it with cotton interfacing to make it sturdier (it's a woven multicolored green striped fabric that's not very rigid). Then Jon and I removed the old fabric covering the chairs and replaced it with this green fabric. All in all, it took us about one hour to recover four chairs. There are directions here if you're interested in trying it out.

after

And, in an effort to save paper towels (spurred on by Jodi's disappointment with our current method : ), I made a dish rag for our kitchen sink. Here are the details:

11 comments

Awesome DIY project, and with great results! We had those exact same chairs with the exact same cream colored fabric, I kid you not. We eventually gave them back to my BIL, from whom we had borrowed them.I love the pattern and the colors that you used for the dishrags. Every year for Christmas, my mother gives us some crocheted dish rags that my great-aunt makes. They are so nice to have, and they do make you feel good about using something so, well, reusable. :~)

Oh, I love this! I love the colors & design--so pretty! We've cut way down on paper towels, too. I've been picking up cloth napkins at thrift stores, etc. whenever I find some I like and have quite a stash. I use them for most everything now, even as plates for dry foods like toast or sandwiches. I'd like to make some, too, just for fun, but they are so cheap to buy! I'm sure I'll be making (quite) a few dish cloths while I'm practicing my knitting ;-)

Wow - So impressed! You did a great job with the chairs and the curtains! I love a fun project like that. Our chairs are just wood so I don't think I'll get around to re-covering them anytime soon. I love the dish cloth, I'm a huge fan of them. I make way to many. They do come in handy though! I want to learn to knit some, maybe a pattern that is a little less complicated since I'm still in the learning process.

About Me

Rebekah began quilting in 2006 after being inspired by the book Modern Quilt Workshop by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. She loves shopping for fabric and combining interesting prints and colors in her quilts. As a member of the Detroit Area Modern Quilt Guild, Rebekah coordinates the monthly charity block sew-along. When she's not quilting, Rebekah works as a librarian, backpacks and travels with her husband, Jon, plays with her adorable cat and pug, and knits and cross stitches.